I would have run one category last week. The host Alex Trebek (I miss his mustache) announced the first six categories, and one was "Let's Make a Quilt." For those of you not familiar with this game show, the contestants are given answers, and they have to provide the "questions."
I grabbed my camera to photo each "answer," confident that I would know the question without taking notes. I would have won $3000 easily. The three contestants were not quilters, hesitating before ringing in to give their "questions." The quilting category was the last one selected, and no one even tried to give the "question" connected with the $600 answer.
How would you have done? The answers are arranged from easiest to hardest (according to whose opinion?). I personally think the $800 question should be swapped with the $400 question.
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| picture with the $400 answer |
$200 – This ’mad’ patchwork quilt is made
from irregular or scrap pieces sewn in no particular pattern or design.
$400 – The 19th-century style of quilt (see photo) named for this Maryland city can fetch 6-figure sums at auctions today. $600 – This layer inside a quilt that provides thickness & warmth sounds like an activity for Josh Hamilton.
$800 – These social gatherings where women would make quilts together were a popular feature of frontier life.
$1000 – Quilts may be pieced, where shapes are cut & sewn together, or this, where cut pieces are sewn to a background.
I need a name for this quilt. The pattern is "Daisy Chain" in the Lintott book Jelly Roll Quilts. This is too bright to be connected with daisies. Please, any suggestions for a quilt name?
24 comments:
Love how your quilt is coming along. Funny how the colors make all the difference when you see a pattern in a book. I would have cleaned house on Jeopardy also.
So funny! I'm terrible at that show but these questions I can answer :0)I love all the pinkin your brights quilt.
I'm better at Wheel of Fortune - but I could have handled the Quilt category! Love your blocks!
Wow, I'd finally win a category!
What a fun game! Too bad you were not on the show!! Love your bright quilt...I will think on a name, but I do not name them well! One of the most difficult parts of designing for me!
How fun! I could have cleaned up in that category too!!
I love Jeopardy too, and was mad I missed this episode! $3.000 bucks for me too!
As for a name... Gerber daisies are quite bright, and match many of your colors. How about Gerber Garlands for a quilt name?
P.S. I really like this quilt. It's gorgeous. Is this going to be a work give away? I need to apply now...
Pffft - piece of cake! For once I know the answer to every jeopardy question. I have to say, a non-quilter would be at a serious disadvantage. Funny to see it and thanks for sharing.
I would have done pretty well on that category--but I prefer Wheel of Fortune over Jeopardy :) That's a really pretty Baltimore Album quilt though!
Hmm, name for that new quilt...well, it looks like confetti to me!
My husband and I dvr each Jeopardy episode, and I got them all correct! Fun! In Janet's response above, I see a potential name for your quilt - she didn't intend, I'm sure, to omit the space between 'pink' and 'in' - but it comes out as Pinkin' and I kinda' like that for a name!
I could have won if I had had that category. But no, I had a chemicals and The Liberty Bell.
I think I would call it Wild Rose
The pinks and greens remind me of the state flower of Iowa.
I LOVE Jeopardy. My Mom's favorite, too. I grew up on that show. Unfortunately, since they changed the time it is broadcast here, I rarely get to see it. I swept that category!
Painted Daisies are very intense colors--google some images--and I thought that would be a very appropriate name for your quilt.
Nice to finally see some questions I can answer! Love your quilt...bright and fresh!
Yes, I would hit the jackpot too. One year with our friends we played Who Wants To Be A Millionaire via a DVD game. Somehow between us we did it. Try as we did we didn't do it again. If only it had been for real.
Wasn't it great to see it? I was delighted to see that they contestants got them right! Hooray for quilting on Jeopardy, we watch and play every night.
great post I watch jeopardy almost every night and happy when I can answer questions
I MISSED this one, oh no!
love your new quilt perfect ...
i am not good at naming quilts either...
some reason when I saw the colors I though of zinnia's flowers many colors and happy!
Love your blocks and perhaps it could be called something like Floral Chain or after a well known garden. Take care
I dvr jeopardy so I can watch uninteruptped by commercials. I agree that the $400 was harder than the $800 answer. I agree with the lady who said Gerber Daisy Garland!
How about Spring Bouquet? It's going to be beautiful.
Thank you for the Jeopardy recap - FUN!
Love the new project - I have a hard time naming anything. The colors kind of remind me of candy.
Thank you for sharing.
Hey Vivian, What fun to find quilt rivia on TV! I think ou are right about the order of difficulty. But then for non quilters maybe they would all be equally difficult! 'love the pink and green squares, it's such a great color comb! How about a pattern name based on how you described them? Pixilated Circles? I love that word pixilated; as in,' touched by magic fairies' aka a little crazy! cheers, CW
We watch Jeopardy every night too and I saw that episode with the quilting category. Got them all right!!!
Its funny how sometimes I will know the answer to some obscure question that I pull out of my brain from somewhere. Hubby will say, "How did you know that?". But lots of the categories, I haven't got a clue. :o)
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